Coelites epiminthia epiminthia
Westwood, 1851
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Satun, Thailand. |
♂ genitalia, Satun, Thailand. |
ON :
Coelites epiminthia Westwood, 1851
OD : in Doubleday, Gen. diurn. Lep. (2):368.
TL : Borneo.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Phuket and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Borneo, Sumatra, Java.
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● ssp.binghami |
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● ssp.epiminthia |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Godfrey,1932a : 267. (Phuket)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Godfrey,1932b : 323. ('Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep' [loc.err.]; Phuket)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Pinratana,1988 : 28, pl.31, figs.78,♂,♂(Un). (Pattani; Phuket; Yala)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.19 ; accessed: 2023.06.30)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 290, pl.117, figs.S85,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Uémura,2010 : 6.
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 290, pl.117, figs.N120,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Satun; Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Coelites epiminthia epiminthia ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 191, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Luang; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Phuket : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 3♂ (1♂ genitalia dissected).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 5♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Narathiwat : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 20 - 350m).
Godfrey,1932b recorded it from 'Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai', however it is considered an erroneous locality.
Literature
Westwood, J.O.,1850-1852 : In Doubleday et al., The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera.
vol.2 : ii + pp.251-534, pls.31-80,54. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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